Arizona silver belt., 1887-02-26
OUR PRESCOTT LETTER.
The Battle ia the Legislature
Waxing Hot.
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4 PREscorr, Feb. 18th, 1887,
EpiroRs BELr:
1 Yesterday was by far the hyeliest
the session, in the House. Things
ran along quietly enough during the
morning, with full attendance, ex.
cept ITippel who Is sick. After recess
/ Smith's Water Rights bill came ZIP on
its final passage, being reconsidera-
ton Of the vote BY which it passed a
4 few days ago. Scott Of Pima raised Che
question as to whether the members
/ who were absent and excused on the
/ day the bill was passed, would be en-
/ titled to ballot on the reconsideration
Speaker Webb promptly decided they
could not. The decision was appealed
( FROM the Chair and oyerruled. Mo-
/ ton was then made BY Fisher Of
Yavapai, to indefinitely postpone the
measure, Webb called Fisher to pre-.
side and endeayored to debate the
matter, when he was declared ont Of
order. When the time came for the
! Speaker 10 cast his vote, he attempted
| an explanation. but was again sat
upon, aud the bill was lost After
/ adjournment the report was current
J that the reform combination was
broken, in consequence Of the action
Of Scott Of Pima, and Scott, and
Adamson, Of Apache, voting With the
federal ring, during the afternoon
but it was a great relief to 500 the
economy club" in caucus, k4st even.
ing, fully prepared to stapd together
I through thick and hin.
\ zuIIcK AND HIs ni;acHNEy soHE,nSG.
I The Meyer zulick gang also met and
formed Wild fantastic plans which
/ viii appear to them, after adjourn.
ment, merely as troubled DREAMS Of
diseased minds. Among the many
crazy schemes adopted was the for.
! nation Of d combination 70 impoach
! the Speaker, ana II this Is persisted in,
7 the man who makes the motion and
/ bis SECOND (ana they are both spotted)
viii find their motive impeached and
the House OF Representatives will
consist Of twenty-five members in
stead Of the regular number These
are the so-called Democrats, but It ii
a misuomer zulickites would be
more appropriate. They were elected
to represent their constituents, not to
become tools of zulick, but for the
privilege Of toasting their feet at the
Governors hearth ana looking at the
ugly phiz OF Tom Parish, they are
willing to sacrifice their independence
and every interest Of the people who
elected them, but they viii realize
ere long that they have only been
,1ssssr.s ya.esr \. 4.seitua gtapvs.
GiLA's REPRESENTATIVES,
Eugene Trippel has been confined
To his bed for over ten days with
rheumatism, ard Mr.. Doran very
kindly TOOK ella County under the
wing Of Pinal and has represented as
IN the House well, but our young
Representative has been very impa.
tient and daily, while On his back
unable 10 move hand OF foot. 10 has
made a thorough study 81 bis segre-
cation and appropriation bills the
latter he viii devote special care to.
He will be seen in the Assembly
again on Monday and CHA county, it
is to be hoped will have the benefit
Of his valuable services dulang the
remainder 81 the term.
joint Councilman Watkins intro
daced Measure ghich should, and /
think viii, pass to relieve John
Dobbs who, while carrying tho mail
in the Territory, almost ten years ago,
was attacked BY Apaches and the
thread Of life almost severed, and
seeing that he bsd not recovered
after ali these gears 81 suffering Capt.
Watkins has introduced this bill ior
hls relief.
Robertson introduced two bills this
week, one funding law and the
other substitute for the education
bill introduced BY Dir Strauss, It IS
simply copy Of the school law now
ia force with a few amendments,
and Is as desirable i bin AZ could be
framed.
COUNTY COURTS mixes BILL ro EsrAB-
L1sH 4 ERw COUNTY
The bin to abolish County Courts
which passed the House, il now
before the Council where there viii
30 hard fight over it With Blinn
in favor Of the BIN and Drake and
Burdlck against Il there is no telling
what will be the result. Ming, Of
Graham, ont u respect for tic House
combination, changed the name Of
his proposed new county To Miles.
The bill has had it's second reading
and Is in TIE hands Of the Enrolling
and Engrossing Committee,
TIIE ASYLUM souABBLE
In the Governors Message you no
doubt have seen how he attacks the
ola Board ~ Asylum Commission.
ers. and asks that tic Fenrteenth will